Vikram Batra was an Indian Army captain who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration, for his actions during the Kargil War in 1999. He was born in 1974 and died at age 24 while recapturing a strategic peak in Kashmir. The document discusses Batra's personal and military background, his heroic actions during the Kargil War where he led an attack and captured an enemy peak, and the lessons that can be learned from his bravery, dedication to patriotism, and positive attitude.